Haiti jazz festival is rare respite for violence-racked capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Residents of Haiti's gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans. Postponed in 2022 and moved to northern city Cap-Haitien the following year over security fears, the celebration returned to Port-au-Prince last year in a cut-down, four-day format. This year's 18th edition of PapJazz was further truncated to just two days in the Karibe Hotel, which hosts s...